(じゅうかきんぜい)

じゅうかきんぜい
noun
heavy spender; big spender; whale (gaming slang)
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1. heavy spender; big spender; whale
In free-to-play mobile games, players who spend large amounts of money on in-game purchases. From (じゅう) (heavy) + 課金(かきん) (in-app charges) + (ぜい) (faction).
(かれ)重課金勢(じゅうかきんぜい)だ。
He's a heavy spender.
重課金勢(じゅうかきんぜい)(つよ)キャラすぐ()()れる
Heavy spenders get powerful characters right away.
無課金(むかきん)重課金勢(じゅうかきんぜい)()てるこのゲーム面白(おもしろ)さだ。
Being able to beat heavy spenders even without paying is what makes this game fun.

Made of (じゅう) (heavy) + 課金(かきん) (in-app payment) + (ぜい) (group). Refers to players who pour large sums into a free-to-play game's microtransactions — the equivalent English gaming term is "whale."

Register: Casual slang, used in mobile-gaming communities.

Common collocations

  • 重課金勢(じゅうかきんぜい)なる: to become a heavy spender

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